Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 994 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up

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